Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts In this Chapter,
unless the contrary intention appears —
“caravan” means a trailer (including a
camper trailer) permanently fitted for human habitation in the course of a
journey;
“charitable organisation” means a
charitable institution or public benevolent institution endorsed by the
Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth under the Income Tax Assessment
Act 1997 (Commonwealth) as a deductible gift recipient or as exempt from
income tax;
“corresponding State law” means a law
of another State or a Territory that corresponds to the Road Traffic Act;
“dealer” means any of the
following —
(a) a
person that carries on the business of selling new vehicles;
(b) a
person that is the holder of a dealer’s licence under the
Motor Vehicle Dealers Act 1973 ;
(c) a
person that carries on the business of acquiring new or used vehicles for
resale or disposal under hire purchase or leasing agreements;
(d) a
person that, in the course of the person’s business, takes possession of
and resells vehicles that are the subject of mortgages, charges or hire
purchase or leasing agreements;
“Director General” means the chief
executive officer of the department of the Public Service principally
assisting in the administration of the provisions that the Road Traffic Act
section 5 defines as the “licensing provisions of this Act”;
“duty” means duty under this Chapter;
“grant” , in respect of a licence for
a vehicle, does not include renew;
“heavy vehicle” means a vehicle with a
gross vehicle mass of more than 4.5 tonnes;
“licence” has the meaning given in
section 230(2) and (3);
“motor vehicle” has the meaning given
in the Road Traffic Act section 5, but does not include a trailer,
semi-trailer or caravan;
“new vehicle” means —
(a) a
vehicle that has not been used; or
(b) a
vehicle that has only been used for a purpose referred to in
section 246(1) or 247(1), other than a vehicle that has been used
for a purpose referred to in section 246(1)(a)(ii) or 247(1) for a
period of more than 2 months;
“Road Traffic Act” means the
Road Traffic Act 1974 ;
“trailer” means a vehicle designed to
be drawn by another vehicle;
“vehicle” has the meaning given in
section 230(1).